1. Rebelling against British policies and seeking greener pastures, over 12,000 Afrikaners emigrated from Cape Colony, South Africa in this 1835 to mid-1840s event. With the spread of white settlement north of the Limpopo and the outflanking of peoples slowing their expansion, it is a significant turning point in Afrikaners' history. FTP, name this event, the origin of that people's nationhood.

ANSWER: Great Trek2. Developed by Philips and Sony in 1977 and first released to consumers in 1982, their dynamic range of up to 90 decibels gave them better sound than even the best phonograph recordings. Its name comes from the fact that their 12cm. diameter was considerably smaller than the 30cm width of LP’s. FTP, what music storage medium has supplanted cassette tapes as the main storage device for personal audio?

3. Boomer Esiason’s son Gunnar is one of roughly 30,000 Americans afflicted with this disease. The gene responsible, identified in 1989, produces a faulty protein that inhibits normal transfer of chloride ions across cell membranes. Symptoms include inability to digest food normally, frequent lung infections, asthma and the abnormally salty sweat used as the test for the disease. FTP, name this most common fatal genetic disorder in the U.S.

ANSWER: Cystic Fibrosis

4. One of the few metals that can be liquid at room temperature, it is silvery-white with a blue tinge. This group IIIA element can be painted on metal to form mirrors or mixed with other elements to form superconductors. FTP, identify this element abbreviated Ga.

ANSWER: Gallium

5. Born in 1863, this painter was an expressionist pioneer. In 1892, his Berlin show closed because the exhibition shocked the authorities. Perhaps his vivid reflections on childhood traumas like the death of both his mother and sister from tuberculosis offended his sensitive audience. FTP, name this Norwegian painter of The Scream.

ANSWER: Edvard Munch

6. This development of this civilization, the earliest known urban culture on the South Asian subcontinent, resembled that of Mesopotamia. Artifacts from that era include unique steatite seals of various beasts and humanoid terra-cotta figures. FTP, name this civilization, centered in modern-day Pakistan, whose attack by possibly Aryan raiders sparked its decline.

ANSWER: Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan Civilization

7. This quarterback still holds the record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass, at 47 in a row, throwing to receivers like Johnny Orr and Tom Matte. His crowning achievement was leading the overtime drive which beat the Giants in the 1958 NFL championship. FTP, name this legendary Colts quarterback.

ANSWER: Johnny Unitas

8. He captured and killed a divine bull before he ascended to heaven. From the bull’s blood came forth all the plants and animals beneficial to humanity. His males-only cult spread beyond Persia and was popular among Roman soldiers around 100 AD. FTP, name this Persian god who was known in Rome as Deus sol invictus, or the unconquered sun, and counted the Roman emperor Commodus among his adherents.

ANSWER: Mithras (accept Mithra)

9. Started with a $10,000 inheritance, this record label owes its success to clever marketing and production. CD sleeves always have other upcoming releases plastered all over them, and most songs feature an up-and-coming artist with an already established one. Mystikal, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker, and even good old Snoop Dogg are now soldiers for this company. FTP, name Master P’s record label.

ANSWER: No Limit Records

10. The heart of the plot of this book centers around a hypothetical scenario: how would someone behave if he had the legendary ring of Gyges? Such a person would be invisible, and the characters question whether or not such a person would act justly. Thus the author developed what is known as his theory of forms. FTP identify this set of ten books attributed to Plato that includes the “the allegory of the cave.”

ANSWER: The Republic or Politeia

11. An interracial couple, Richard and Mildred married in 1958. They moved to their native Virginia and in 1959 they were convicted of violating state law. They brought a suit in 1963 challenging the constitutionality of that law, and in 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed and declared anti-miscegenation laws unjust and undue. FTP, give the name of Richard and Mildred’s suit.

ANSWER: Loving v. Virginia (accept just Loving on the early buzz)

12. This New York native has spent his career moving back and forth between politics, television, journalism and public relations. He worked in three failed presidential campaigns before working as the chief spokesman for the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996. FTP name this man who served as deputy press secretary for the President and took over this past October as press secretary for the White House.

ANSWER: Joe Lockhart

13. It rises 3,161 feet above one of the oldest rainforests on earth. It is called Gunung Buda by the inhabitants of the surrounding Sarawak forest on the island of Borneo. FTP, name this Indonesian mountain threatened by logging and mining which has a name similar to a mountain range that stretches from northern New Hampshire to western Maine.

ANSWER: White Mountain

14. Virgil tells Dante in Canto 18 of Purgatorio that this is the source for both human good and error. Moving beyond the standard definition, Virgil even attributes to it explanations for physical phenomena. The Greeks were smart enough to divide this feeling into categories like agape and eros. According to the Beatles, it’s all that you need. FTP, name this profound human force.

ANSWER: love (giggle)

15. German General Erich Ludendorff planned to attack this site in hopes of dividing the French army in two in 1918. However, Ludendorff met resistance from Allied forces after reaching it. By July 18, the offensive was called off and the trapped Germans began to withdraw. FTP, name this site of two World War I battles, including the last major German offensive of that war.

ANSWER: The Marne River

16. These are caused by procession of the moon in its orbit, not by the shadow of the Earth as is commonly misconceived. They are found on many wall calendars and are commonly published in the newspaper. Their effects on humanity are minimal, though they can create opportune times for military strikes and jailbreaks. FTP, give the term that refers to the cyclic appearance of various shapes of the moon.
ANSWER: Phases of the Moon
17. He was born in Buenos Aires, but on the eve of World War One, his family moved to Geneva. While in Europe, he came under the influence of the Ultraist movement which was rebelling against the literary traditions of the day. He later wrote such works as El hacedor, El libro de arena, and Ficciones. For ten points, name this Argentinian, author of such dream-like works as Otras Inquisiciones.

ANSWER: Jorge Luis Borges

18. It was pulled from high school English classes in Mingus, Arizona because of “profane language, poor treatment of the retarded, and a violent ending.” This novel, however, was intended by Steinbeck to be one of “serenity and depth.” For ten points, name this book which centers around the drifters George and Lenny, written by John Steinbeck.

ANSWER: Of Mice and Men

19. Born near Seville, Spain, he took an active part in campaigns during the reigns of Titus and Domitian. During his reign, the Appian Way was restored, and the empire reached its largest dimensions with his additions of Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Dacia. FTP, name this Roman emperor who became Nerva’s colleague and successor in 97, and was succeeded in 117 by Hadrian.

ANSWER: Trajan (accept Marcus Ulpius Trajanus)

20. She was born in Topeka, Kansas and graduated from Wilson Junior College in 1936. Her work first appeared in the Chicago Defender. She published her first collection or works, A Street in Bronzeville, in 1945 and in 1949 completed her masterwork, the Pulitzer Prize winning Annie Allen. For ten points, name this writer who followed Carl Sandburg as poet laureate of Illinois.

ANSWER: Elizabeth Gwendolyn Brooks

21. At age 17, he saw a production of Verdi's "Aida" and decided to specialize in opera in order to become a great composer like five of his direct male ancestors. He applied the then new concept of verismo to the operas, using peasants and conmen who sang dialogues as the main characters instead of the same old cast of poem singing gods and princes. FTP, name this composer of La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.

ANSWER: Giacomo Puccini

22. After Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain invented it in 1948, one of its first uses was to make portable radios. It consists of two diodes connected back-to-back, and serves to block the flow of electrical current in one direction while permitting it in the other direction. FTP, identify this versatile electrical component, whose name is derived from the words “transfer” and “resistor.”

ANSWER: Transistor

23. Though reference to them in Greek mythology exists, they came into wide-spread use in the 12th Century in Europe with the beginning of the Crusades. They were either partial or full, with two openings for necessary functions. Particularly devout virgins were known to lock themselves in and throw away the key. FTP, name this device featured in Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

ANSWER: chastity belt

ROUND 12: BONI

Bulldog High School Academic Tournament VIII

1. Answer these questions about Taco Bell’s series of Chihuahua commercials, for the stated number of points.

For ten, spell chihuahua

ANSWER: C-H-I-H-U-A-H-U-A

For ten, translate “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” into English.

ANSWER: I want Taco Bell

For five points each, name the two Chihuahuas who starred in the original “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” commercial.

ANSWER: Dinky and Gidget2. You’re at a seedy chemistry bar when a swarthy periodic table approaches and starts hitting on you. Several beers and a few hours later, you’ve learned way too much about this handy reference device.

a. Disturbingly, its atomic radii in a given period aren’t the same size. Looking at it, are the atomic radii on the right or left larger FTP?

ANSWER: Left

b. In the frantic scramble before bonding, you found it was easier to strip an electron from some of its atoms than others. FTP, were these easily ionizable atoms more towards the top or the bottom?

ANSWER: Bottom

c. To your suprise and delight, you found that it wasn’t exagerating about the length of its lanthanide series. FTP within 1, or FFP within 2, how many elements were in this impressive series, exculding lanthanide itself?

b. A dedicated separatist, his Black Star Line transported African-Americans back to Africa to live, and his Universal Negro Improvement Association sought to foster black independence. Some hat.

ANSWER: Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr.

c. Born with deformed feet, this actress required special footgear to perform her dance numbers. Her “taste” in headgear is best captured in her 1943 song “The Lady in the Tutti Fruity Hat.”

ANSWER: Carmen Miranda

6. How much do you know about fashion? I really don’t care, actually, but I’m going to ask questions about them anyway. Answer these questions for ten points each.

a. This designer became famous after he designed all the wardrobe for the movie version of “The Great Gatsby.” Playing upon the consumers’ sense of elegance and functionality, he introduced such lines as, Sport, Polo, and Chaps. His real name is Lipschultz.

ANSWER: Ralph Lauren

b. He first became mainstream with his line of inexpensive Jeans in the 80’s, hiring Brooke Shields as an exclusive model. Nowadays, he’s hired model Kate Moss to do his shows, advertise his jeans, and market his line of perfumes, which includes “Contradiction.”

ANSWER: Calvin Klein

c. Although he is not considered “Haute couture,” He is well known to the consumer market for his line of clothing, Guess?

ANSWER: Georges Marciano7. FTPE, identify these notable Americans who are buried in New Haven’s Grove Street Cemetery, just a block away from this building.

a. In 1839, he accidentally dropped some India rubber mixed with sulfur on a hot stove, and so discovered the vulcanization of rubber.

ANSWER: Charles Goodyear

b. Graduating from Yale in 1792, this innovative American inventor is probably best known for developing the concepts of mass production and interchangeable parts and inventing the cotton gin.

ANSWER: Eli Whitney

c. He is known for a plan of representation of large and small states that prevented a deadlock at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. His plan, which became the Connecticut or Great Compromise, provided for bicameral legislation using a dual system of representation.

ANSWER: Roger Sherman8. Five for one, fifteen for two, and thirty for all three, name the first 3 witnesses called to give closed-door depositions in the Clinton Senate trial.

ANSWER: Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Jordan, and Sidney Blumenthal

9. Given some lines of poetry, identify the poet for 10 points.

a. By the stream & o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing wooly bright;

ANSWER: William Blake (from "The Lamb")

b. There was green alligators and long-neck geese.

There was humpy bumpy camels and chimpanzees.

ANSWER: Shel Silverstein (from "The Unicorn")

c. Then be not coy, but use your time;

And while ye may, go marry:

For having lost but once your prime,

You may forever tarry.

ANSWER: Robert Herrick (from "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time")
10. Given the narcissistic ruler, name his court artist for the stated number of points.

5pts: Philip II of Spain

ANSWER: El Greco or Doménikos Theotokópoulos

10pts: Ludovico Sforza

ANSWER: Leonardo da Vinci

15pts: Alexander the Great

ANSWER: Lysippus11. Name the following new NFL head coaches for the stated number of points.

5: For five points, this coach was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles and hired by the Green Bay Packers.

ANSWER: Ray Rhodes

10: For ten points, This former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles.

ANSWER: Andy Reid

15: For fifteen points, this former Oregon State coach was hired as the new coach for the San Diego Chargers.

ANSWER: Mike Riley12. Identify the color of the ribbon associated with the following medical conditions FTP each.

a. AIDS

ANSWER: Red

b. Breast cancer

ANSWER: Pink

c. Organ transplants

ANSWER: Green (acc. “dark green” and variants)
13. FTPE, answer these questions about government policies in the former Soviet Union.

a. This “restructuring” social policy, focusing on economic reform, encouraged self-financing, the establishment of cooperatives as businesses, and land leases for family farming. This term was also the subtitle of a Broadway play about AIDS.

ANSWER: perestroika

b. Aleksandr Yakovlev, the eventual secretary for propoganda and media overseer, was assiogned the task of expanding this policiy of general “openness,” the political counterpart to perestroika.

ANSWER: glastnost

c. Both of these reforms were set up by this Soviet leader, who encouraged freer press and speech and made one of the first attempts at democratization of Soviet government.

ANSWER: Mikhail Gorbachev14. Given an author's name, identify his home nation.

a. Octavio Paz ANSWER: Mexico

b. Oscar Hijuelos ANSWER: United States (or equivalent)

c. Jorge Luis Borges ANSWER: Argentina

15. Forget the Spice Girls. FTPE, name these real exemplaries of international “girl power.”

a. She was the longest-serving British prime minister since 1827.

ANSWER: Margaret Hilda Thatcher

b. Born to a lower-middle class family, she left show business in the mid-1950’s to become her husband’s personal secretary and, eventually, his running mate in Argentina’s 1973 presidential election. She became president herself upon his death.

ANSWER: Isabel Peron

c. This Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, who helped her husband Francis gain become Holy Roman Emperor in 1745, earned her reputation for her diplomatic skill after her successful appeal to the Hungarian Estates for a great levy of troops.

ANSWER: Maria Theresa16. For the stated number of points, identify the authors of the following books of politcal philosophy.

a. For 5, Utopia

ANSWER: Thomas More

b. For 10, On Liberty

ANSWER: John Stuart Mill

c. For 15, An Essay on the History of Civil Society

ANSWER: Adam Ferguson17. Given a brief description of a Supreme Court case, identify it for ten points each.

a. This 1896 case involved railroads and a defendant who was one-sixteenth black.

ANSWER: Plessy v. Ferguson

b. This 1961 case made the “exclusionary rule” of evidence applicable to all United States courts. This protected defendants against violations of their rights against unreasonable search and seizures.

ANSWER: Mapp v. Ohio

c. In this 1986 case, the Court found that there was no constitutional protection for acts of sodomy, and that states could outlaw those practices.

ANSWER: Bowers v. Hardwick18. You think you throw wild parties? Answer these questions on Trimalchio, the original party animal.

a. Name the first century AD Roman comedic playwright who created the character of Trimalcho, and the play in which we witness his “feast.” You get ten points for the writer, and another ten for the play.

b. For another ten points, Trimalchio served as the prototype for what main character of a F. Scott Fitzgerald novel?

ANSWER: Jay Gatsby (prompt for his name on “The Great Gatsby”)
19. Yale quiz bowl can never get the hang of those initials. Can you? For the stated number of points, given the initial, give the name it stands for.

a. For 5, F. Scott Fitzgerald ANSWER: Francis [not “Frank”]

b. For 10, T.S. Eliot ANSWER: Thomas Stearns

c. For 15, W. H. Auden ANSWER: Wystan Hugh

20. Perform the following basic integrations FTP each.

a. The integral of dee-u over u

ANSWER: natural log of the absolute value of u plus C (prompt if they omit the absolute value or C, acc variants in the answer provided that it is still correct ex. they say “a constant” instead of C)

b. The integral of e to the u times dee-u

ANSWER: e to the u plus C (prompt if they omit C, acc variants in the answer provided that it is still correct ex. they say “a constant” instead of C)

c. The integral of secant squared u times dee-u

ANSWER: tangent u plus C (prompt if they omit C, acc variants in the answer provided that it is still correct ex. they say “a constant” instead of C, or they say “tan” instead of “tangent”)
21. FTPE, name the military scapegoats of the following American war battles.

a. This man, dead last in his class at West Point, helped hasten General Lee’s Civil War surrender and obliterated Black Kettle’s Cheyenne village on the Washita River, but in 1876 led his troops to their deaths in one of American history’s most controversial battles.

ANSWER: George ArmstrongCuster

b. Despite his skillful reorganization of Union troops in the Civil War, this “Young Napoleon of the West” was bombarded with criticism for not pressing his advantage over the Confederates.

ANSWER: George McClellan

c. Despite his loyal involvement in American causes as a soldier, diplomat, and U.S. secretary of war, this man shared the blame with Pres. Madison for failing to provide troops and equipment to Americans during the British siege of Washington in the War of 1812.

ANSWER: John Armstrong22. For 5 points each plus 5 for all correct, name the 5 U.S. State capitals with the smallest populations.